Full-length “Brewing with New Hop Varieties” presentation by Nathan Smith (DOZE, Brewing Network) from the 2014 National Homebrewers Conference in Grand Rapids, MI. Nathan introduces us to some of his favorite new hop varieties, discusses his split-batch process for test-brewing with new hops, and shares some of the tasty results. [Original postdate: November 6, 2014]

Instead of reprinting the recipe for Teutonic Chronic German IPA here, Chop & Brew would like you to visit the original post from Michael Dawson’s The Beer Engine Blog. http://thebeerengineblog.com/2013/10/01/german-ipa-polaris-1217-process-self-righteousness-must-be-an-october-brew-day/ **Note: Wyeast 1217 West Coast IPA is currently a Private Collection strain for Sept-Dec 2013. If not available when you brew this beer, Dawson suggests